A child growing out of a favorite tee can border on the traumatic. When this happend at a patchwork world‘s house, she turned the now-too-small fave tee into a fave pillow. Genius! Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
A child growing out of a favorite tee can border on the traumatic. When this happend at a patchwork world‘s house, she turned the now-too-small fave tee into a fave pillow. Genius! Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Dress forms are supposed to be models of our own bodies, but rarely do our real bodies fit the mold (so to say) of the perfect proportions of a dress form. kari posts on The {New New} Blog showing how … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Your inner geek will love this! The Science Channel posts a video showing how professional dressforms are made. View the video.
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[tags]sewing, video, dressform[/tags]
by Anne Weaver
I firmly believe that, like rabbits, plastic grocery sacks have a way of multiplying. Using reusable cloth grocery sacks can cut down on the number you bring into your house, but what to do with the ones that make it … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Twitter the bird is the latest softie design from Melly & Me. I love the big eyes and the tiny wings!! To celebrate the new design, Melly & Me are giving away a Twitter pattern away to three lucky readers. … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Here’s a stylish way to patch your jeans. Rather than trying to conceal the stitching, call attention to it. Patch from behind, and then stitch around and over the hole again and again…and again and again…. Find out how from … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
LucyKate Crafts posts a tutorial for making these fabric toadstools. You can make one with your favorite fabrics from your scrap bin, and then embellish with little buttons. Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Get a handle on your clutter with this corkboard organizer designed by Craft Apple. The cork base allows you to post important messages, and the pocket gives you a place to stash things to keep. Get the tutorial, … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
When you stitch overlapping pieces of elastic, does the under side end up a huge mess? Sure, the elastic is typically enclosed in a casing where no one can witness the bird’s nest of threads, but wouldn’t it be better … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Put your Uncle Ed’s prodigious necktie collection to good use. Jill Nicolaus posts at Dave’s Garden about making stuffed snakes from old neckties. Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Su from Vively Online used scraps of knit fabric left over from a dress she made to cover a box of tissue. Find out how she did it in this tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, knit, tissue, cover[/tags]
by Anne Weaver
Sewing Hope is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for women in Africa to earn income from sewing. Gorgeous Things blog posts an interview with Sewing Hope’s director, Tara Hawk. Read Gorgeous Things’ interview to find out … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Vegbee from Just Tutes has a great idea for repurposing button down shirts. She strip-pieced them together and made a circle skirt. Want to make one of your own? Get the tutorial. (This link is for Pt. 1 of … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
A Listmaker’s Life posts a tutorial for making these sweet little bunnies out of socks. These stuffed bunnies would make great Easter decorations or little giftie inclusions in somebody’s Easter basket. Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Give your living room a spring facelift by making new covers for your throw pillows. Craftynest shows how to make zippered covers for your pillows. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pillow, cover, decorating[/tags]
by Anne Weaver
A couple of scraps of fabric and a bit of elastic are all you need to make this stylish fabric headband. //Between the lines// shows you how. Now you have no excuse for a bad hair day! Get the tutorial… Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Two Straight Lines made this bunny toss game from felt. I love the stylized bunnies!! Read more about her project.
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[tags]sewing, bunny, toss, game, rabbit[/tags]
by Anne Weaver
Look at the new Rainbow Garden fabric line by Prints Charming! I love the bold colors and the graphic prints. You can see the full line at the Prints Charming online shop, or at Marcus Fabrics website.
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by Anne Weaver
So you’ve cut off your jeans for spring. The resulting shorts are oh, so cute… but what to do with that bit of fabric you cut off the bottom? Make a purse, of course! Get the tutorial from Fairy Child … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Think of all the fun Easter games you could play with these giant jelly beans. The Purl Bee shows how to make them. She makes them from wool felt, but I suspect you could make them out of any brightly … Read More...